All clear for tomorrow's Brighton Run

This year's London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, which starts from Hyde Park at 7.30am tomorrow, should be greatly improved for both competitors and spectators.

Following the settlement of the "Red Flag" dispute, which led the organiser, International Motor Sports, to scrap its controversial proposal to allow 1905-06 cars to take part alongside the pre-1905 veterans in Britain's oldest historic car event, more than 400 vehicles have been entered in this year's run.

Transport for London (TfL) has promised to implement a special traffic management programme to assist the run's progress from central London to Croydon, while Sussex Police are to improve traffic flow in Brighton.

The 200 or more supporters of the now annulled, alternative "Red Flag Run" will fly symbolic red flags to show their approval of the retention of the pre-1905 eligibility rule. As a goodwill gesture, though, Red Flag Run organisers Daniel Ward and Brian Moore have agreed to allow the handful of post-1904 cars that had entered before the reversal of the IMS rule change to take part as "guest entries".

For the best-known veteran car of all, the 1904 Darracq "Genevieve", this year marks the 50th anniversary of the eponymous film that brought her world-wide fame and made the 63-mile London to Brighton Run one of Britain's biggest spectator events.